‘What we have is a policy opening,’ Greens working to break through to Quebec, British Columbia voters who want a ‘climate leader’

It won’t be easy, however, with several parties in Quebec posturing as environmental champions, says Léger pollster Christian Bourque.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has been her party's sole representative in Parliament for most of the time since she was elected in 2011. Former NDP and Independent MP Bruce Hyer also sat as a Green between December 2012 and the October 2015 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Liberal government has “utterly failed” to respond to the threat of climate change, says Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and the lone Green MP is hopeful that voters in Quebec and British Columbia will respond by giving her some company in the House of Commons in the fall.

Unless Trudeau plans to be out on these streets, fighting against police brutality or in cabinet drafting legislation to curb police powers, his, and all the other white voices of his ilk, have no merit here.

'I do agree that things need to be implemented as quickly as possible. We could've done this a lot sooner. The good news is that we’re doing it now and announcing it today,' says Transport Minister Marc Garneau.